Happy Arizona Fall League Championship Day to all who celebrate. While I'm still excited about Reds catcher Alfredo Duno’s three-homer night to get his Peoria Javelinas to the title game, this time of year is always bittersweet. It also marks the end of prospects playing baseball in the United States

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- In a late July at-bat for Single-A Myrtle Beach, Owen Ayers couldn’t shake the feeling something was wrong. He pushed through the plate appearance, but didn’t put his catcher’s gear back on the next inning. It turned out his right hand was broken. And amid the club’s

Astros right-hander James Hicks brought the kitchen sink with him to throw at Arizona Fall League hitters, and, boy, did it work. The organization’s No. 26 prospect may not have any plus pitches, but he used all of them to earn Arizona Fall League Pitcher of the Year honors after

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- During the regular season, a Pirates prospect's meteoric rise earned Konnor Griffin – now MLB’s No. 1 overall -- Hitting Prospect of the Year honors. During the fall, fellow 2025 National League All-Star Futures Game representative Esmerlyn Valdez enjoyed his own offensive flurry in the desert en

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Kevin McGonigle ranks as the No. 2 prospect on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 list and many scouts consider him the best pure hitter in the Minors. The Tigers infielder only enhanced his reputation in the Arizona Fall League. McGonigle slashed .362/.500/.710 in 19 games, leading the developmental

For six weeks, some of the best prospects in baseball shined in the Arizona Fall League, the game’s most elite prospect circuit. At season's end, the best of the best earned well-deserved hardware. The Fall League annually awards the Joe Black MVP Award to its top performer, and since 2021

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Phillies center fielder Dante Nori was in the starting lineup for the Surprise Saguaros in their Arizona Fall League opener on Oct. 7. He picked up his first hit in his second at-bat and, when he was thrown out trying to steal, felt a little tweak. In

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Three homers. 1,290 feet. It might have taken longer than expected, but the Alfredo Duno Show arrived in the Arizona Fall League just in time. The Reds' No. 2 prospect crushed three roundtrippers during Peoria's 9-4 win over Scottsdale in the AFL Semifinal Game at Salt River

The Surprise Saguaros have reached the Arizona Fall League championship game for the sixth straight season, but they'll have to go through the Peoria Javelinas and the developmental circuit's best pitching staff to win the title. MLB.com will stream the championship game live today at 3:30 p.m. ET, and MLB

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Nick Lovullo had stood in the box countless times and watched his dad, Torey, wind up to throw a pitch as part of their batting practice sessions. But during Sunday’s Arizona Fall League Fall Stars Game, Nick found himself with a new angle: catching a ball from

PHOENIX- Due to impending weather, the Arizona Fall League has announced that the Arizona Fall League Championship Game at Salt River Fields will be moved up to Friday, Nov. 14, at 1:30 p.m. MST/3:30 p.m. ET. Tickets are available now at brushfire.com/arizonafallleague. Fans who had previously purchased tickets for Friday’s

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PHOENIX- Due to impending weather, the Arizona Fall League has announced a set of scheduling changes for the 2025 Arizona Fall League playoffs.

Tune into the Arizona Fall League and the Dominican Winter League (LIDOM) to watch some of baseball's brightest young stars. You can see MLB's top prospects in action, with AFL matchups streaming for free on both MLB.com (here and on the AFL site) and MLB.TV. LIDOM games are included as

Unsurprisingly, it didn't take long for Tigers prospect Kevin McGonigle, the highest-ranking prospect to play in the Arizona Fall League in recent years, to make his mark on the elite prospect circuit. So it wasn't surprising when he kept on raking as his time in Arizona built up. Now it's

The stars have been out during Week 4 of the Fall League. Pirates No. 30 prospect Tony Blanco Jr. put on a show at the AFL Home Run Derby launching 24 moonshots over four rounds, including one with a 122.9 mph exit velocity. The Fall Stars Game promises to deliver

ST. LOUIS – For years, the Cardinals have used the Arizona Fall League as something of a finishing school that has allowed rising prospects to further prove themselves and often springboard from the Minor Leagues to the big league club. In 2022, Masyn Winn, Jordan Walker, Kyle Leahy and Pedro

The Arizona Fall League celebrated its All-Star festivities this weekend, and Nationals prospects were among those picked for the special events. Outfielder Ethan Petry kicked the showcase off on Saturday by participating in the Home Run Derby. Shortstop Seaver King and southpaw Jake Bennett then took the field Sunday for

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PEORIA, Ariz. -- Justin Chambers thought he was being pranked. One day back from the dead period of the offseason, and less than six months after he was selected in the 20th round of the 2023 MLB Draft by the Brewers, he got a text -- and then a call

MESA, Ariz. -- For the third consecutive season, the American League Fall Stars took home Arizona Fall League bragging rights on the back of a 5-4 walk-off victory over their National League counterparts at Sloan Park on Sunday night. Angels outfielder Raudi Rodriguez garnered Most Valuable Player honors, becoming the

MESA, Ariz. -- Outfielder Raudi Rodriguez emerged as one of the Angels' best offensive prospects this year, slashing .281/.372/.470 with 14 homers and 38 steals at Single-A during his full-season debut. He has been of the toughest outs in the Arizona Fall League as well, batting .421/.507/.614 with eight extra-base

The Arizona Fall League started an All-Star Game kind of exhibition back in 2006, first calling it the Rising Stars Showcase, then the Rising Stars Game. It’s been known as the Fall Stars Game since 2013, but whatever you call it, it’s been a must-watch over the years for those

MESA, Ariz. -- All that anyone could talk about during batting practice for the 2025 Arizona Fall League Home Run Derby was Tony Blanco Jr. From “that’s the biggest guy I’ve ever seen” to “he’s a beast,” the 6-foot-7, 243-pound Pirates prospect drew a fawning crowd of his peers. Once

The All-Star festivities at baseball’s most elite prospect circuit are always an unforgettable event. The 19th annual Fall Stars Game will be no different. This year’s iteration, which will be broadcast live on MLB Network and MLB.com at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday from Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona, will